Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - study

~1 n 1 »PIECE OF WORK« a piece of work that is done to find out more about a particular subject or problem, and usually includes a written report + of/into  (We're doing a study into how much time people spend watching television. | a study of Australian wild birds | make/carry out/conduct a study)  (a study of children's eating habits carried out in 1976) 2 »ROOM« a room in a house that is used for work or study 3 »SCHOOL WORK« the activity of studying  (Set aside a period of time specifically for study.) 4 studies subjects that people study, especially several related subjects  (the Department of Russian Studies) 5 »ART« a small detailed drawing, especially one that is done to prepare for a large painting  (Renoir's studies of small plants and flowers) 6 »MUSIC« a piece of music, usually for piano, that is often intended for practice 7 be a study in sth to be a perfect example of something  (His face was a study in incredulity.) 8 be in a brown study old-fashioned to be thinking deeply about something ~2 v studied, studying 1 to spend time reading, going to classes etc in order to learn about a subject  (I've been studying English for 6 years. | I can't study with that music playing all the time. | study to be a doctor/lawyer etc)  (My brother's studying to be an accountant. | study for an exam/diploma etc)  (I've only got three weeks left to study for my exams. | study under sb (=be trained by a famous teacher))  (a psychologist who studied under Jung in Zurich)  (- see know1) 2 to watch and examine something carefully over a period of time in order to find out more about it  (Goodall was studying the behavior of gorillas in the wild. | study how/why/when etc)  (studying how stress affects body chemistry) 3 to spend a lot of time carefully examining a plan, document, problem etc  (I haven't had time to study the proposals yet.)